The AASRP Program is scheduled for Monday, October 13 and Tuesday, October 14, 2008. These presentations by well-known veterinarians, researchers and animal health specialists provide continuing educational opportunities for practicing veterinarians and excellent information for anyone interested in the latest goat and other small ruminant health and management issues. To attend these sessions, you must be registered and pay the daily ADGA Convention registration fees.

To register for Convention and attend the AASRP Program, 
please click on the following link:
http://www.adga.org/2008Convention/2008ConvReg.aspx

* Approved for 16 hours of CE credit by the Center for Continuing Professional Education, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

** To view General Programming taking place daily, 
take a look at the complete Convention Schedule.

Monday, October 13

Morning Session - Concepts in Herd and Community Health:

8:00 - 8:50 am	Quality Assurance Dr. Joan Bowen, Wellington, Colorado
9:00 - 9:50 am	Q-fever and Contagious Abortion in Goats Dr. Paula Menzies, Ontario Veterinary College,  Guelph, Ontario, Canada
10:00 - 10:50 am	Current Issues in Farm Animal Welfare Ms. Ria di Grassi, National Affairs, California Farm Bureau
11:00 - 11:50 am	Farm Animal Welfare - Planning for the Future Dr. Carolyn Stull, Veterinary Medicine Extension, University of California, Davis
12:00 - 1:00 pm	Lunch On Your Own

Afternoon Session - Non-contagious Health Issues:

1:00 - 1:50 pm	Clostridial Diseases Dr. Francisco Uzal, California Animal Health & Food Safety Lab, San Bernadino, California
2:00 - 2:50 pm	Clinical Management of Enterotoxemia Dr. Paula Menzies, Ontario Veterinary College,  Guelph, Ontario, Canada
3:00 - 3:50 pm	Urolithiasis - Clinical Management & Research Update Dr. Jennifer Cornish and Dr. Vengai Mavangira, University of California, Davis
4:00 - 4:50 pm	Poisonous Plants Dr. Leslie Woods, California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory, Davis, California

 

Tuesday, October 14

Morning Session - Specific Pathogens and Regulatory Issues:

8:00 - 8:50 am	The Tough, Insideous Diseases of Dairy Goats and Their Specific Pathogen Prevention Dr. Joan Bowen, Wellington, Colorado
9:00 - 9:50 am	Goat Scrapie & Goat Scrapie Research Update Dr. Katherine O'Rourke, USDA, ARS, ADRU, Pullman, Washington
10:00 - 10:50 am	Regulatory Updates: Scrapie Eradication Program, TB, Other Updates Dr. Charles Palmer, California Department of Food & Agriculture
11:00 - 11:50 am	Foreign Animal Disease Modeling Update Dr. Tim Carpenter, University of California, Davis
12:00 - 1:00 pm	Lunch On Your Own

Afternoon Session - Management, Health Economics & Current Issues:

1:00 - 1:50 pm	Milk Quality & Mastitis Prevention Dr. Paula Menzies, Ontario Veterinary College,  Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2:00 - 2:50 pm	Economics of Health Management in Commercial Herds Dr. Andrea Mongini, Denair, California
3:00 - 3:50 pm	Extralabel Drug Use/The Role of FARAD/NRSP-7 Minor Species Drug Approval Updates Dr. Art Craigmill, University of California, Davis
4:00 - 4:50 pm	Research Briefs: "Assessment of Diagnostics Tools for Milk Quality Evaluation of Bulk Tank and for Subclinical Mastitis Detection in Goats"  (ADGA Foundation Project) Ms. Carol Collar, Cooperative Extension, University of California 2009 National Animal Health Monitoring System Goat Study Dr. Katherine Marshall, CEAH, USDA, Fort Collins, Colorado

* Approved for 16 hours of CE credit by the Center for Continuing Professional Education, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

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